Breakdown of ممکن است که زیستشناس یک باکتری جدید کشف کند.
است
is
جدیدjadid
new
یکyek
one / a, an
کهke
that (conjunction)
کشف کردنkashf kardan
to discover
ممکنmomken
possible
زیستشناسzist-shenâs
biologist
باکتریbâkteri
bacteria
Questions & Answers about ممکن است که زیستشناس یک باکتری جدید کشف کند.
Why does the verb at the end (kashf konad) not have the mi- prefix?
The phrase momken ast ke (it is possible that) expresses possibility or doubt. In Farsi, this requires the following verb to be in the subjunctive mood. For compound verbs like kashf kardan (to discover), we form the subjunctive by dropping the indicative mi- prefix from the helper verb, leaving us with kashf konad instead of kashf mikonad.
How exactly does the word zist-shenâs mean "biologist"?
It is a compound noun. Zist means "life" (from the verb zistan, to live), and the suffix -shenâs means "knower" or "specialist" (from shenâkhtan, to know or recognize). A "life-knower" is a biologist. You will see -shenâs used for many other fields, such as ravân-shenâs (psychologist).
How is the ezafe pronounced in the phrase یک باکتری جدید (a new bacterium)?
It connects the noun bâkteri (bacterium) to the adjective jadid (new). Because bâkteri ends in a long vowel (the i sound), the invisible ezafe acts as a bridge and is pronounced with a "ye" sound: bâkteri-ye jadid.
Why is yek (a/one) used before bâkteri, but there is no indefinite -i suffix attached to the noun?
In Farsi, to say "a" or "an", you can use yek before the noun, add the indefinite suffix -i to the end of the noun phrase, or use both together. Here, the sentence relies solely on yek (yek bâkteri-ye jadid). Using both would also be correct, but using just yek is very common and perfectly natural.
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